ring binder

noun

: a loose-leaf binder in which split rings attached to a back hold the perforated sheets of paper

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Her recipe is in the school cookbook from the ‘90s—and, more precious to me, in the three-ring binder of family favorites that my grandfather, mom, and aunts gifted my cousins and me a few years ago. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 Beryl’s response to Sharon’s three-ring binder and gluten- dairy- and sugar-free pie is all wrong. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Then Sands came back carrying a ring binder full of pictures of former patients—like a Big Book of Dental Problems. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 The papers comprise a laboratory notebook, a considerable quantity of loose sheets (some organized into bundles), and—the jewel of the collection—a looseleaf ring binder bulging with pages. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring binder

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ring binder was in 1906

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“Ring binder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20binder. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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